Improvement in barrel trussing and hooping machines



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M. L- DEERING.

' 'BARREI Q-TRUS- SING AND HOOPING-MACHINES.

Patented Aug. 21,1877.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARK L. DEERING, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO GEORGE H. HOPPER.

IMPROVEMENT lN BARREL TRUSSING AND HOOPING MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. [94,335,

dated August 21, 1877; application filed June 23, 1877.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MARK L. DEERING, of Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machine for Trussing and Hooping Barrels; and I do hereby, declare the following .to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled'in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to a machine for trussing and hooping barrels, and is designed more especially for setting the hoops to their proper positions; and consists in the combination of devices and appliances, as hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In'the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is atop view of the top of my machine.

Fig.3 is a longitudinal central section illus-- trating parts of my machine.

Inthe manufacture of barrels it is customary to drop the hoops loosely upon the body of the barrel before the truss-hoops are removed. Then, after the truss-hoops are removed, the barrels hoops are forced by hand through the medium of a hammer and block or tool until they have reached their proper position. The operation, however, is slow and tedious, and when completed the hoop is rarelytrue or evenly set.

My invention consists in forming a machine that shall set the barrel-hoops at their proper positions truly and uniformly in every instance, 7

and yet perform the operation in a few moments, whereby all the hoops of a barrel may be set snugly and correctly within a minute, more or less, and whereby the hoops may be set either by percussion or by steady pressure, or both.

A is a suitable frame-work for supporting the mechanism. Bis a steam-cylinder; G, a platform attached to the steam-piston; D, a lever governing the steam-valve D, that governs the admission of steam to the cylinder. B is a spring, or in place thereof there may at this point he a steam or any other cushion, the ob ject being to form a cushion for the piston as tended at its upper end into an inclined slot,

G, in the revolving head 'or plate H. Any suitable connection may be made at this point ,for the purpose hereinafter described; but I have found it convenient to terminate the tops of the arms each in the form of a ball,

9, embraced by a spherical boxing, G, which said boxing slides freely in the slot G.

The function of the slots G is as follows: The hoop at the end of the barrel is of smaller diameter than the other hoops; therefore, by turning the plate H so that the boxes G shall rest in the outer end of slotsG, the lower ends of the arms F will be thereby contracted to suit and engage with the smaller hoop.

Now, when it is desired to engage with the next larger hoop, the jaws are expanded by turning the plate or head H in the opposite direction, causing the boxes G to. approach the inner ends of the slots G. Each. arm F is arranged also to swing outward around the box G as a center, in which case the. arm operates against the resistance of a spring, I, the object being that when the plate H has been turned sufiiciently to have extended the arms F just far enough to pass over the first hoop, the arms will'immediately strike the barrel, and as the barrel is forced up they will yield to conform to the increased diameter of the barrel, and be in positionto engage the next hoop. The springs I also serve to give sufficient friction against the barrel that the barrel will be held suspended in case it is desired to lower the platform, and to afterward bring it up Witha strong strokeagainst described. x

The plate or head H may be moved in any suitable manner by anysuitable machinery. That shown in the drawing, however, lhave found to answer a good purpose. A worm-gear, J, is formed at the periphery of the head H, and meshes with a Worm, J

on the shaft J This shaft may be operated the end of the barrel, as will be hereinafter by; hand througin the medium of a handwhe'el,,J: ,,or"it may be arranged to operate byv steam or other power. Thus, there may be a pinion, K, meshing with a rack-bar, K con nected with the piston K of the stea-in cylinder K ,.aud be governed by a lever, K

I- would have it understood that I do not limit myself to any particuiar. means for operating the movable head H. The means described are, .of course, simply examples of such as I have employed; but others may be employed without departing from my invention.

The operation of this device is as follows: The hoops having been placed loosely upon the barrel, ready for being set or forced" to their proper positions, the barrel is placed upon the platform 0 in its proper position, which may be indicated by a circularmar-k, or it may be centered many other manner. The head His then turned so as to contract thelower ends of thearmsF. The operator then introducesst'eam into'tlncylinder B by means of the lever D; the barrel isthereby lifted until it st'rilies'the bevel's F the arms will then yield, and the barrel will rise until the upper edge of the first hoop rests against the steps or shoulders F The further pressure of'the piston will drive the barrel up, while the-resistance of theshoulders F will force the hoop down upon the barrel; or, if'desired, thesteady pressure may be'sufficient simply to partially set the hoop in place. Then, while the barrel is held suspended by the arms F acting with the tension-of thesprings I, the piston, with the platform" may be dropped downand brought up again suddenly with a strong stroke against the lower end of the-barrel, thus setting the hoop through the meansof percussion; and it may be given as many such strokes as-desired, and the strokesbedelivered with greater or less force; The platform is then' brought up against the lower end of the barrel to support it. The arms F are expanded sufficiently, by turning the head H, to permit the shoulders or steps F to pass over the firs-thoop. More steam is then admitted into the'cylinder B, and the barrel is forced upward, the arms F yielding to conform to its larger diameter, and the next hoop isengaged beneath the shoulders F and the hoop is set inplace in the same manner as the first hoop was set in place. When the hoops at one end 01 the barrel have been thus set, the barrel-is dropped=dow-n, inverted, and the hoops'at its other end are set in like manner, the whole operation of setting'all the hoops of a barrel requiring but a very few moments of time.

It'is apparent that the hoops will be set truly a'ndevenly in every instance, and the operation is more effective than ispossible with hand work. Moreover, my machine accomplishes what has not been accomplished heretofore, in giving a percussive blow to al] parts of the hoops simultaneously.

Theshouiders or steps F -may,.if desired, bemade removable, so that, as they become nions may operatemany instances,

worn or.broken,,new steps may be inserted without renewin g; the entirezarms.

The platform or floor upon which the operator stands should be on a level with the top of'tlie platform 0 when at its lowest position,

though it will be understood that this is a mere matter of convenience, and is not-absolutely essentiah.

So, also, instead of employing steam as the ,power for driving up the platform 0, that platform maybe driven upby any other suitable power-as, for instance, by hydraulic power, air, or by lever-power; but I have confined my descriptioir of this inventio'm sim ply tothat instance wherein the machine is operated by steam-power.

So, also, it will be understood that there are many ways for causingth'e armsflF to expand' and contractt-and tliati my 'invention': is not limited solely to: that planv of. revolving head H with inclined slots-or grooves G, but an ysuitable arrangement may beemployed for this purpose.v I have,"howeveri,lfound the above (JOIiStI'IJOUiOn tOWOI'k'Welll- Iii-order to providefor wear at the tru-n nions F the trunnions may beflmad e removable, so asto bereadily removed, andboxing be introduced,v within which: the truir- Sucha v boxing is shown inthe sectional View.

This device is equally well adapted for-forc illg. the trusshoops upon a barrel, and: for straighteningthe barrel and" evening". up: the ends'of the stavesfor'tha-t purpose. The device is used precisely as hereinbefore' de'scribed for the hoops, so far asrelat'es t'o'the forcing of the truss-hoopsupodthe barrel;

The: stroke of the platform from beneath upon theeudsof the stave'swill: ofi itself; in even the st'ave's or drive their endsall into the samehorizontai plane but the arms-F may berexpanded sufficiently far to permit-the: platform to drivethe barrel through freely until its top end strikesthe flat metallicbase of the'head-E, Then aslight pressure or stroke from the platform below will even the ends'of the -staves.-

Thus it will be seen that this: machin'eiis equally well adaptedfo'r' pressing or driving the hoops upon the barrels."either byisteady pressure or by percussiom-or by lioth that it is also adapted: for pressing on driving the may- ,truss-hoops'upon barrels,-an'dis=- adap'tedl for evening theends of' the stave's and istraightie'ning the barre'l.- Moreover," the chine-hoops maybe driven down-flush with the ends of: the staves-bysimply openingout thearms B, so asto=drive the barrel upaga'inst the flat un der surface of the head E.

What-I claim is'-- 1. ln-abarrel-hooping"machine;the'c'o'mbi nation, with a vertically-movingplatform for supporting'the' barrel, of aseri'es ofi' depend ent arms secured to'- am independentthead; which latter islocated above the movable plat? form, substantially asd'escribed,

as described.

2. In a barrel-hooping machine, the combination, with a vertically-moving platform, of a superposed head provided with a series of dependent arms, and means for imparting a radial movement to said arms, substantially 3. In a barrel-hoo'ping machine, the combination, with a vertically-moving platform, of

a superposed head or frame, provided with a series of dependentarms,thelatter trunnioned below their upper ends to the head, while the extreme upper ends have their hearings in a rotary head or plate, substantially as described.

4. In a barrel-hooping machine, the combination, with a vertically-moving platform, of a superposed head, provided with dependent arms, the latter trunnioned at F, and the movable head H constructed with inclined slots H for the reception of the upper ends of said arms, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the head H, of the worm-gear J J and hand-wheel J 3 for operatin g the same, substantially as described.

6. The combination, with the head 11, of the wormgear J J rack and pinion K K and steam-power for operating the said rack, substantially as described.

7. In a barrel-hooping machine, the steamcylinder B and vertically-moving platform 0, the whole governable by a lever, D,operatinga valve, substantially as and for the purposes described.

8. The barrel-hooping machine, consisting of the vertically-moving platform 0, cylinder B, and lever D, in combination with the adjustable spring-arms F, and governing-lever K, or its eq uivalent, substantially as described.

9. In a barrel-hooping machine, the combination, with the arms F and trunnions E of the rotary head H, provided with boxings G, substantially as described.

10. The combination, with the verticallymoving platform and the guide frame or top E, having a flat surface underneath, of the arms F and mechanism for expanding them so as to stand free from the barrel, substantially as and for the purposes described.

11. The combination, with the arms F, of removable trunnions F substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARK L. DEERING. Witnesses:

FRANCIS TOUMEY, W. E. DONNELLY. 

